Digging into Farming: Planning Your New Farm Business

The Digging into Farming Course is intended for prospective farmers who are ready to stop dreaming and start developing realistic goals, clarify their farm vision, evaluate their options, and to begin identifying the resources and knowledge they already have and those they need to acquire. You will come out of this course with a greater understanding of the different assets, skills and resources needed to launch a new farm business, access to a range of available resources and learning opportunities, a broader peer group, as well as connections to local and technical coaches, mentors and advisors.

Digging Into Farming will be held again in the winter of 2017

This course is right for you if:

You are a new farmer who is actively committed to farming as a business and are looking for support in starting to plan your farm businesses and take those first steps.

You would answer yes to most of the following questions

Do you feel that you:

Have the personal traits and skills required for farming?

Have the time, energy and commitment to run a farm business?

Understand the financial risks and rewards of farming?

Understand the capital investment you might need to make?

Are aware of the regulatory environment that you would be working in?

Know how to gain the necessary on-farm experience you may need?

What to Expect

Digging Into Farming is a 2-day course facilitated by farmers who have gone through a similar process of starting their own farm business. Key take-away lessons or tools that past participants have received include: